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Jennifer Aniston Wins Parenting Award?!
It sounds ridiculous...and it is. Jen doesn't even have any kids! Apparently, Jen and her father, long-time Days of Our Lives actor, John, both narrate a kids' book called Loukoumi's Good Deeds (about a lamb and her pals Gus the bear, Fistiki the cat and Mariki the monkey - we're guessing it's Greek). And both John and Jen have won the iParentin...
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Getting Over The Myth Of The Perfect Mother
Second guessing comes with the territory in parenting – but trusting your instincts is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your kids. This story from Redbook, via the San Francisco Gate, interviews several experts –and mothers – to come the conclusion that you know your child better than anyone and if you follow your heart vers...
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Parental Lies We’re Not Supposed to Talk About
Originally I was going to link to this amusing list of the top ten lies parents tell eachother and add a few of my own. But the surprising amount of negative comments to the article revealed a new story. Alison Godfrey's piece on news.com.au was a light, humourous piece about the hidden truths of parenting. For example, friends may claim thei...
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Mozart Makes Babies Smarter And Other Medical Myths
We’ve all heard them – those medical myths that we all believe, even though we don’t have any basis for them. This article in USA Today examines some of those myths, plus has a nifty little quiz that I scored so badly on, it appears my children are lucky to be alive. Here’s one fact I really like: That larger-headed babies are smarter...
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6 Reasons Why It Sucks To Be A Kid Today
Rebecca Kelly feels very sorry for today's youth. We had it better. According to her, "back in the good old days, being a kid was awesome, but now today's youth is choking on yuppified bulls*** like organic nonsense, parental controls, and more." 1) Food is No Fun When we were kids we had lunches packed with Fruit By the Foot, Teddy Grahams,...
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Dads Don’t Babysit
When my daughter was born, I already knew my husband had the makings of a Wonder Dad. I married him, after all. I just didn't expect to hear about it everywhere I went: the glowing tones, the gushing from other women, the constant reminders that I "picked a good one," because he not only knew how to change a nappy, but did so. Let me be clear...
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A Dad’s Point Of View: Am I Selfish? Or Just A Jerk?
Okay, the jerk part is actually my question. Here's his story: Bruce Sallan writes a nationwide blog about his life as former single dad, now remarried, with two boys aged 15 and 12. In this week's installment (actually called, "Am I A Selfish Parent?"), Sallan writes about a ski trip taken with his wife and his 12-year-old son. Son got a bad no...
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If You Had A Parenting Do-Over
I love "what if" questions - much to my husband's chagrin. So I decided I wouldn't discuss the recent Wall Street Journal piece about parenting do-overs with him. I'd just share it with all of you! Aren't you lucky? Oh, come on! Rachel Emma Silverman over at The Juggle says she finds herself thinking "about all the things I’d do differently...
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Recession Forcing Parents To Spend More Time With Their Kids
If I had all the money in the world, my kids might spend their days at karate and drama, gymnastics and guitar lessons, swim instruction and art class. I don't, alas, have all the money in the world, so my kids get one class each: Declan does gymnastics and Ronan starts soccer tomorrow. The rest of their days are therefore spent with me, not with...
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